E.I.G.H.T.
B.ALL Engineering
Designing Exhausts and Intakes Giving High Torque, Beating
All
The TEAM:
Ryan McGrath-
The
Man
Ryan Manning-
The
Myth
Tim Rude- The
Legend
Mike Charest-
The
Cobra
The TASK:
The performance
of an internal combustion engine depends greatly on the dimensions and
configurations of the intake and exhaust manifolds. In order to maximize
Penn State's performance in all events and award competitions, EIGHTBALL
has designed optimized intake and exhaust systems to help improve the overall
performance of PSU’s 2002 FormulaSAE entry. The intake and exhaust
systems were designed to complement each other, in order to cancel out
any negative effects that a certain design may have on engine performance
at a certain engine speed. The designs had to produce a minimum of
35 lb.ft of torque from 4000 rpm to 10,000 rpm, and all designs had to
fit within the confines of the 2002 car.
The Issues:
The following selections will take you to the given aspect
of the project completed.
Intake
Exhaust
Muffler
Dyno Data
LINKS:
PennState
Racing Page
PennState's The Learning
Factory